It was 2006 and I was sitting in the back of a large conference room at a military installation on the West Coast when I was 99% certain that I would have smack my head against the wall just to keep awake. It seems our Program Manager, an active duty Navy Captain, had decided to […]
Those who follow politics know that nothing generates news and commentary like a sex scandal. And when a big state Governor gets caught up in a sex scandal, well it can become a media feeding frenzy. And so it proved in early March of 2008, when the New York Times reported that Governor Eliot Spitzer […]
What’s the difference between disrespect and bullying? According to a recent post by the author and workplace bullying expert Valerie Cade, the difference appears to be about self-awareness and intention. Most of us who aren’t bullies have been unintentionally disrespectful toward a co-worker at one time or another (I know I have and I’m not […]
Last year I was coaching a mid-level manager named “Ted” who admitted he was having trouble “making small talk” with his team. Some of them even said he was “unapproachable” in an anonymous employee survey. So, when I asked him about it Ted came clean, “I come in Monday mornings and head directly for my […]
If you’re like most people, you’ll hold a door open for a stranger when entering or leaving a public space like an office building, coffee shop or retailer. And, if you’re like most people, you’ll say “excuse me” when you bump into someone in public. And, you’ll say “bless you” when someone sneezes. These are […]
It’s fairly obvious the American political scene is red-hot right now. Many of the candidates are making statements about social issues that are designed as “red-meat” for their base voters, but which may be off-putting or even upsetting to those who don’t agree. But from a teamwork and collaboration point of view, keeping politics out […]
About ten years ago, while I was on the road leading corporate diversity and inclusion training with my team of professional actors, I made a disrespectful comment in public about actors being all about emotions and not have much business sense. One member of my team, Andy Fox – one of the finest actors I’ve […]
When I think back to all of the people who made a positive difference in my life, the one thing they all had in common was trust: trust in me. One of my very first jobs after I graduated from college was as a temp for a boutique market research firm in Boston called Wallace & […]
Born between the late 1970’s and the early 2000’s, Millennials (aka Gen Y, Gen Next, Echo Boomers) are a consistent topic of conversation in the workplace. Not surprisingly; the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that over 35% of our current workforce is comprised of Millennials, while some studies (Pew Foundation, Lynch) project this number […]
The Seven RespectfulDo’s are behaviors that make up the foundation of Respectful Leadership. They can be as simple as practicing common courtesy, apologizing when you’ve been disrespectful, and taking a moment to get your “shift” together. If you consistently practice the Seven RespectfulDo’s, you’ll become a Respectful Leader –creating an environment in your organization where […]